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Cake artist Timbo Sullivan of Cakes By Timbo drew inspiration from the works of William Joyce to create this incredible Dagda cake.

Joyce has written a number of memorable children’s books such as George Shrinks, Dinosaur Bob and his Adventures with the Family Lazardo, Rolie Polie Olie, The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs, The Numberlys, A Day with Wilbur Robinson, and Jack Frost. You may remember Dagda from the film Epic, where the character appeared as the son of Mandrake, the leader of the Boggans.

Lilach Greenblatt and Peleg Design studio are about to transform dessert plates into construction zones with the “CakeDozer” pie and cake server.

The heavy-duty device is equipped with a “small but powerful” bulldozer that’s built to handle a delicate pie to plate transfer with assistance from its built-in slider.

It’s currently available for pre-order with an expected launch date of October 10th, meaning it should be available in time to delight all your Thanksgiving guests. Check out additional pics below. [click to continue…]

Few season finales are as memorable as Star Trek: The Next Generation‘s season 3 closer, “The Best of Both Worlds“. Not only did it reinvent the Borg, but it ended on a high-stakes cliffhanger with Captain Picard having been assimilated into the Borg Collective and Riker giving the order to fire on his now-former commanding officer and friend. It’s a sizzling bit of telly even now, and it elevated The Next Generation from being thought of by fans as “that other Star Trek show” to being considered… well, Star Trek.

A perfect moment, then for Paul Redmond of Purple Feather Cake Design to immortalize in cake form for his entry to the Cake: The Final Frontier celebration (the same celebration that gave us that awesome chocolate Scotty bust). Opting to recreate the head of Locutus – Captain Picard’s Borg alter ego – this thing is so detailed that when the page first loaded on my computer I thought I might be looking at a makeup test from the show itself, applied to a dummy or prop head. But nope! That’s the cake!

Paul had some trouble getting the cake to Las Vegas for this year’s official Star Trek convention. ” I shipped my piece over but alas transwarp conduits haven’t been discovered yet and he didn’t quite materialize in one piece.” A shame. Good thing it didn’t happen to the real Locutus. He’ll bite your head clean off, man. Check out more photos of the cake below. [click to continue…]

The creation was part of a collaboration of cake artists around the world to promote the new Disney/Pixar film Finding Dory and to remind people to “just keep swimming”… something we assume many a cake artist will have to do after comparing their own work to this masterpiece. Check out a close-up below. [click to continue…]

The unique creation is made from “a precise mixture of agar (algae gelatin) and spring water”, resulting in a product that has the texture, look and taste of a giant raindrop. Although the texture is its main draw, a “very sweet nutty flavor” is achieved by serving it with koromitsu syrup (a black sugar cane) and a roasted soy flour.

The cake, which is described as not quite liquid and not quite Jell-O, debuted at Brooklyn’s Smorgasburg, although it will also be available at various additional locations:

Saturdays in Williamsburg’s Kent State Park, and starting May 1, Sundays in Prospect Park’s Breeze Hill. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. or until the vendors sell out. The Raindrop Cake is also available at Magick City, 37 Box Street in Greenpoint.

Check out a video on the creative process below, where you’ll likely find that it initially looks like a breast implant.

Tokyu Hands, a store that sells fashionable home goods, holds an annual event called Neko Roji at its Ikebukuro store where everything is cat-themed — from household appliances to yummy foods.

In collaboration with Patisserie Swallowtail, a local confectionery that’s made headlines in the past thanks to their animal and anime-themed sweets, Tokyu Hands is releasing cakes based on six cats—each with different ingredients.

Only it isn’t fruit. No, what you are looking at is actually an assortment of cakes, pies and tarts.

This delicious, wonderful trickery would make for one heck of a gift basket on April Fools’ Day. Christine McConnell, author of the Deceptive Desserts cookbook, crafted it—but she didn’t just stop there. Check out more of her work below.